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The Edge of the World (1937)
Just a couple of idle thoughts- - -
I was fascinated by the film - seventy years after the fact. The term "Melodrama", by definition, should apply only to Grand Opera and it certainly cannot apply here. It is drama without the "melo" unless the incessant bashing of the waves can be considered music. There is suspense and conversation and more suspense and more conversation, with pounding waves throughout. Is there ever a still day in the almost-North Sea? If there were an option, why not choose a quieter day for an evacuation? And take the animals along for the ride ?
Has anybody studied how long a sheep can swim, "shorn"? or with a full lanolin fleece life-jacket? --- or not ? Just a thought.
I'd like to Google the Island to find the Dare-competition Cliff.
T.R. Baskin (1971)
Monologue.... Very moving, unforgettable performance!
I saw this on a television set at home, so many years ago I forget WHY it made me cry. Have not been able to contact Miss Bergen to ask her about it. Of course, Murphy Brown was "required" watching. and I followed as long as I was in the Country. Without answers to my questions, I can hardly pad this into 15 lines. Autobiographically, I can tell stories similar to T.R.'s but I don't think they would draw a tear from anyone but me. As a matter of fact, more likely to make one die laughing. Career attempts in Europe and New York. Mother footing all the bills and never giving up on me, bless her. So after all this time, and deaths of both my long-suffering parents, I am becoming a writer, not capitalized yet. So after I am reminded of that superb performance by the Bergen, and after I have heard from herself, perhaps I can hold the proverbial candle to her sensitive portrayal of a girl seeking a career. Buona Fortuna a tutti !, Elettra
Trooper Hook (1957)
A most enjoyable and amusing film with known actor Edward Andrews in the cast.
In the fond hope that my question couldn't spoil the story, only make it more intriguing. Several years ago I screened "Trooper Hook". Enjoyed watching old friend, Edward Andrews (Alive and kicking, no thanks to me), but a nagging question about the film remains: What happened to the $15,000 left by "the cowardly hostage" when the protagonists were "rescued" ? I didn't see even an Indian grab for it. My knowledge of Eddie Andrews stemmed from meeting and entertaining him and his lady, as well as Cloris Leachman, Patricia and Philip Barry and others after a Summer Stock stint in Fairport, NY circa 194? I had invited them all back to my house for a lovely ham casserole. However the glass dish slipped off the rolling cart and smashed into a million pieces/shards ! The first taste of what I managed to sweep up and thought safe to ingest, had tiny bits therein. Dinner was called to a spitting halt. Aside from a few Twilight Zone episodes, I don't think I ever saw him again. A great comical bad guy and a fine friend. He never would have abandoned what today would be half a million dollars !